Welcome toWelcome toPiedmont Middle School, Piedmont Middle School,

An IB World SchoolAn IB World SchoolPiedmont 101Piedmont 101

August 15, 2012August 15, 2012

Dee Gardner, Principal• Welcome• What is IB?• School Leadership Team (SLT)• PTSA

Jackie Barone, Assistant Principal

• BSEP/ASEP – Kimberly Potts• Volunteerism - Opportunities available:

PTSA, SLT, field trip chaperones, test proctors, club day advisor

• CMS approved volunteers – Chris Curtis (christine.curtis)

– Approved or Not Approved– Class visits (see policy online)– Must sign-up for Piedmont

Marie Delaney, Lisa Giallombardo, Rebecca Moore (intern) – Counseling

StaffLife at Piedmont

• School Hours: 9:15 – 4:15• 4 core courses each day plus flex block• A Day/B Day for electives• School day hours:

8:45 Doors open/breakfast9:00 Homebase & Announcements9:15 Instruction begins

4:15 Dismissal• Tardy information – late bus is not a tardy

Life at Piedmont, cont.• Carpool procedures –

– Drop – off 8:45 – 9:15 on lot (only 2 lanes open in a.m.)

– After 9:15 (tardy), sign-in at main office• Bus procedures -mailing • -shuttle stops

Life at Piedmont, cont.• Dismissal procedures

– Early dismissal no later than 4:00– 4:15 dismissal– Pick up by 4:30– 3 lanes open in car lot– If students not on lot, come to main

office to sign out student

IB Requirements• Community &

Service:Due by April 26,201320 hours = 6th grade25 hours = 7th grade30 hours = 8th grade***hours are entered

in PAM

• Pass all core classes, health/PE, and one elective (IKE-R)

• Pass world language

Scheduling• Students will

receive printed schedule on 8/27

• Homebase teacher will call next week

• Honors Math – rubric from elem. School

• Honors LA – 95th

%ile and above

Community & ServiceForms located • on website• in planner• outside Student

Services

• Hours after June 8, 2012 are valid

6th Grade Teachers

• Curriculum and homework• How to help with homework• Organization• Projects• Wiki-pages/group e-mails

The First 2 Weeks – Orientation Period

• Lockers• Electives – clubs/sports• Supplies, bookbags• Gym clothes• Fees ($20)• Summer Reading requirements• Auditorium time (Gym/Cafeteria)

Learning Styles• Inventory completed online at

home with parent• Activities during Advisory

MAP Assessments• Computer/adaptive assessment• 3 times in Math and LA• Info on instructional level not

mastery of skills – “road map”

Attendance/Parent Assistant –

Lou Self, Data Manager• What is Parent Assistant/Connect-Ed?• No username or password – Susan

Stone • Attendance – Susan Stone• Immunizations• Contact teacher first with concerns re

grades, attendance, etc.

Cafeteria• Food Options, Cost• Pay-pams• Lunch numbers (***not the same as last

year)• Forms – Free/Reduced Lunch• Breakfast and Lunch – bus riders for

breakfast/split lunch for Healthy Kids

Discipline• Dr. Cox, Ms. Barone, Mr. Freeland – Admin Team• Bullying• White pages and yellow pages• Bus Concerns• Dress code• Discipline Plan• Cell phones/electronics• Water, Kool-Aid• Silly bands/rubber bands• Intervention Team• Exit from the Magnet Program

Middle School Social and Developmental Concerns

• 504s/IEPs – specifications and renewal meetings – 504s – grade level counselor– IEPs – Caroline Grossman (EC case manager)

• Medications and forms – School Nurse = Shelly Smith

• Asthma – no scented lotions, perfumes, Axe, etc.• He said/she said, bullying, teasing• Hygiene

Communication How we can help you

• Help sheets• Contacting Assistant Principal and Counselor• Parent Conferences (Sept. for MCV/504/EC) –

scheduled through student services– Wednesdays during teacher planning time

• Action Alerts/Parent Assistant information• Parent binder• PTSA group e-mail

Communication:Teachers are a resource

• Pirate Planner• Telephone • Email/internet/website• Facebook: Piedmont Middle School, An IB World School• Twitter: @PiedmontIB• Delaney and Barone link on wiki-page…blog is coming!• Printed materials• Papers needing to be signed• Teachers are first point of contact

What’s Next?• Finish summer reading!• Expect a phone call from

homebase teacher• Open House – August 22, 4 – 6

p.m.

Questions???? Contact us:

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontms(980)343-5435

Jackie.barone@cms.k12.nc.usMarie.delaney@cms.k12.nc.us